ISOC-DC - Latest Commentshttp://isocdc.disqus.com/enTue, 25 Sep 2012 23:53:52 -0000Re: About ISOC &#038; ISOC DChttp://www.isoc-dc.org/about-isoc-isoc-dc/#comment-662792614<p> Fact is, as a global organization, the Internet Society uses the global standard and that is UK English, hence the s rather than the z. You'll also see a lot of programmes rather than programs, etc., etc.</p>Joly MacFieTue, 25 Sep 2012 23:53:52 -0000Re: About ISOC &#038; ISOC DChttp://www.isoc-dc.org/about-isoc-isoc-dc/#comment-640912723<p>organizational, not organisational.</p>GrammarWed, 05 Sep 2012 18:15:18 -0000Re: As Facebook Takes Over the World | Zej Mediahttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/11/as-facebook-takes-over-the-world-zej-media/#comment-583050467<p> Actually it is even worse. Once every information, every knowledge, every product, every application, everybody's life is on FB, you wont need the Internet and the Web anymore. What Microsoft failed to achieve in the mid nineties - substituting Internet by its own proprietary offer - FB might achieve it ... </p>KBiTue, 10 Jul 2012 08:13:37 -0000Re: Monday, June 25, Discussion on the Future of Censorship and Free Speechhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2012/06/monday-june-25-discussion-on-the-future-of-censorship-and-free-speech/#comment-567356491<p> </p><p>WORLD PEACE AND UNITY<br>SOLUTIONS:</p><p>I am a messenger of<br>God in accordance with Holy Quranic verses 17:16</p><p>and 28:59 and accordingly , it's my boundenduties to</p><p>safeguard all the public in the world from all kinds of act of God .I</p><p>have launched a website under the name and style of</p><p><a href="http://www.goldenduas.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.goldenduas.com</a> which is<br>containing of messeges of God to<br>avoid all kinds of act of God and the same may be</p><p>followed by all the communities in the world .</p><p>We conducted a survey and research that why Christians and Muslims are not<br>cooperating with each other in the world? We found the following<br>answers.</p><p>1. Christians are well educated and research scholars to research each<br>and every issue brought to them, but unfortunately Satan occupying not<br>to apply their mind to analyse that how Jesus was killed and crucified<br>when God has given him five favours and one out of it is he brought<br>forth dead.</p><p>2. Jews are not accepting our prophet Jesus that they tried to kill<br>Jesus, but Christians are following Jews and depend upon their advice.</p><p>3. Christians fail to realise Matthew 14:23 and Quranic verse 5:14 and<br>9:31 that and when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a<br>mountain apart to pray. If Jesus is God or a part of God then why did<br>he pray?</p><p>4. Christians are not interpreting Matthew 27:11-14 to mean that Jesus<br>wanted to die on the cross for the redemption of mankind and for the<br>forgiveness of their sins. If so, then why did he ask to turn away<br>that cup from him? Why did hr cry out while on the cross?</p><p>5. Muslims are accepting Jesus as prophet and his mother Mary, but<br>Jews disbelief and uttering against Mary, a grave false charge (that<br>she had committed illegal sexual intercourse).</p><p>6. Muslims believe that Jesus was not killed and crucified by the Jews<br>as revealed in the holy Quran verse 4:157 and 158.</p><p>7. Most of Muslims in the world are not educated and innocent. Some<br>leaders and organisations are misleading young Muslims to fight with<br>other communities as Jihad which is not recognised in the Quranic<br>verses 5:32, 22:40, 45:14 and they are termed as perverts in<br>accordance with Quranic verse 2:99.</p><p>8.Christians failed to interpret Quranic verse 4:157<br>and158,5:14,5:82,7:158,<br>57:27 and 28 and 61:6 read with John 14:15-16,15:26-27,16:5-8,read<br>with Matthew 10:16.</p><p> </p><p>Iam a follower of Christian and islam according to quranic<br>verse 57:28.God invite all my Christians brotherhood in the world to follow<br>Christian and islam.Kindly read Quranic verse 57:27and 28 which are available<br>in Quranic English Translation website.All are requested to follow me in the<br>interest of world peace solutions and unity in the world among all of you as<br>iam a messenger of God in according to quranic verse 28:59.</p><p>9. In the above said submissions, it is humbly submitted that our</p><p>Christian pastors, fathers, monks, apostles, priests and ministers may</p><p>be pleased to analyse the issues in the interest of unity and peace in</p><p>the world to avoid all kind of natural disasters in the world as per</p><p>the Quranic verses 17:16 and 28:59.</p><p>Please visit the website <a href="http://www.goldenduas.com" rel="nofollow">www.goldenduas.com</a></p><p>Please see the Quranic Verse 13:43 as follows for the detailed answer<br>to your reply</p><p>And those who have disbelieved say, "You are not a messenger." Say,<br>[O<br>Muhammad], "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you, and<br>[the witness of] whoever has knowledge of the Scripture."</p><p>The Bible in Ephesians<br>2:5 says "We are saved by grace through faith and not by works," and<br>it is the promise of a relationship that lasts forever. This relationship grows<br>as we learn more about God's character and nature. God shows Himself to us<br>through the Bible and we can talk to Him through prayer</p><p>Your Sucess<br>U.ibrahim ali</p><p></p>ibrahimaliTue, 26 Jun 2012 02:05:22 -0000Re: ISOC-DC TV &#8211; Live Eventshttp://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/#comment-536554487<p>too much background noise<br></p>Kathy JarmiolowskiWed, 23 May 2012 09:53:44 -0000Re: Robert McDowell: The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom &#8211; WSJ.comhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2012/02/robert-mcdowell-the-u-n-threat-to-internet-freedom-wsj-com/#comment-503857791<p>What was the outcome of this effort? </p>Michael EllingFri, 20 Apr 2012 07:21:56 -0000Re: isoc6http://www.isoc-dc.org/2012/03/breakfast-discussion-who-needs-a-global-internet-regulator/isoc6/#comment-461270592<p></p><p>Hi</p><p>My name is Derdouri Abdelaziz and I teach cyber security at<br>Algiers National High School of Political Sciences. Unfortunately I cannot<br>attend to the March 21, 2012 discussion: Who Needs a Global Internet Regulator?</p><p>Is it possible please to let me know<br>how to have or to direct me where I can have a kind of assessment of the discussion?</p><p>Thank you very much</p><p>Sincerely</p><p>A Derdouri+213 (0) 661 490703+213 (0) 550 681000aderdouri@gmail.com</p><p></p>ABdelaziz DerdouriSat, 10 Mar 2012 03:43:10 -0000Re: ISOC-DC&#8217;s SOPA Obituary Roundtable Breakfasthttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2012/01/isoc-dc-sopa-obituary-roundtable/#comment-451860572<p>The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 27:</p><p>"1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.</p><p>"2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author."</p><p>Something to think about. </p>Richard BennettTue, 28 Feb 2012 22:12:30 -0000Re: ISOC-DC TV &#8211; Live Eventshttp://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/#comment-445857705<p>rhetoric question: would the social media have been enough, if the people were not ready for a change? In other words, let's not expect too much from social media, if the people are not willing to change... Would you agree?</p>VeniWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:23:11 -0000Re: ISOC-DC TV &#8211; Live Eventshttp://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/#comment-445856753<p>it is back! </p>VeniWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:22:12 -0000Re: ISOC-DC TV &#8211; Live Eventshttp://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/#comment-445855051<p> hm, streaming disappeared. </p>VeniWed, 22 Feb 2012 09:20:23 -0000Re: ISOC-DC TV &#8211; Live Eventshttp://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-dc-tv/#comment-445837029<p>great reception, good job, guys! </p>VeniWed, 22 Feb 2012 08:59:56 -0000Re: Candidateshttp://www.isoc-dc.org/candidates/#comment-167297517<p>Just to note, ISOC and certainly ISOC-DC cannot be construed to represent the interests or views of its own membership much less those of the general Internet end-user. We are not a political action or trade group, or any form of lobby. What we can do is draw upon our considerable resources to educate and inform within the membership and beyond it. The paramount goal is that as issues emerge and evolve and as they engage legitimate political processes, they will be discussed and acted upon within a more interested and knowledgeable community.</p><p>Bill Pierce<br>member ISOC-DC</p>Bill PierceThu, 17 Mar 2011 16:15:46 -0000Re: Internet Society Reconfirms Support for World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) with $1 Million Donationhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/11/internet-society-reconfirms-support-for-world-wide-web-consortium-w3c-with-1million-donation/#comment-158396105<p>Hi, i think that i saw you visited my weblog so i came to “return the favor”.I'm attempting to find things to improve my web site!I suppose its ok to use some of your ideas!!</p>stephTue, 01 Mar 2011 14:05:51 -0000Re: How Egypt Shutdown the Internet: Michael Nelson on the PBS Newshourhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2011/02/how-egypt-shutdown-the-internet-michael-nelson-on-the-pbs-newshour/#comment-150805487<p>Thanks for posting the feed. Good discussion.</p><p>Judith</p>yahoo-4K7QQ6WLJRHUOF6HSCUTXGGH2AThu, 17 Feb 2011 23:35:31 -0000Re: About Egypt, ISOC-Egypt, and Dr. Tarek Kamelhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2011/01/about-egypt-isoc-egypt-and-dr-tarek-kamel/#comment-142764537<p>As an Egyptian, I completely agree with what Ramy Shahin wrote except for the part " how Tarek Kamel's team contributed to the Egyptian IT infrastructure". I would like to ask - AT WHAT COST? The corruption and political agendas associated with the disastrous free internet model, submarine cable, DSL initiative failure, etc.... It is worth noting that the Internet Society of Egypt has been suspended when Tarek started his way through politics (since 1999) .</p><p>The internet shutdown is a breach to one of the human rights fundamentals (right to know). The egyptian treasury lost 90 million dollars and also undermined the outsourcing indusrty. </p>Mohamed YassinTue, 08 Feb 2011 13:31:31 -0000Re: About Egypt, ISOC-Egypt, and Dr. Tarek Kamelhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2011/01/about-egypt-isoc-egypt-and-dr-tarek-kamel/#comment-141622646<p>I don't want to spark a debate here, but I find any sympathy with Dr. Kamel's position in this whole crisis an insult to 80 million Egyptians to say the least. Being an Egyptian software engineer, I know how Tarek Kamel's team contributed to the Egyptian IT infrastructure. However, as a participant in the Egyptian revolution (yes, you can call it a revolution), I find his position a disgrace to the Egyptian IT community. We totally understand he had no say in the internet shutdown. Still, we expected him to have the decency to resign when he was ordered to disconnect Egyptians from each other and from the rest of the world. Instead, he stayed in his position, and even worse, he accepted the same position in the newly formed government.</p><p>The internet shutdown in Egypt was mainly ordered to cover up the crimes committed against demonstrators. Videos and eye-witness testimonies are now slowly leaking into cyberspace. Now you can find youtube videos of police snipers shooting at demonstrators, police vans ramming into crowds killing and injuring dozens, and blankets of tear-gas covering neighborhoods of Cairo and other Egyptian cities. The internet shutdown was intended at keeping those videos and testimonies away from the whole world for as long as possible until things settle down.</p><p>Dr. Tarek Kamel voluntarily chose to be, and to stay, part of a Fascist government that pays no respect what so ever to its people. Egypt is still a dictatorship (we are working on changing this), so Egyptians have no say in appointing their ministers. We still hope that the international community (political, technical, scientific or cultural) would have a clear enough conscience to know who to support.</p>Ramy ShahinSun, 06 Feb 2011 12:46:12 -0000Re: About ISOC &#038; ISOC DChttp://www.isoc-dc.org/about-isoc-isoc-dc/#comment-132957928<p>Barry, Where do you live? In Fairfax County, Virginia, we have a wonderful project, providing broadband Internet access at home to low-income students. This involves three functions: (1) A free, refurbished computer with XP Pro and Office, (2) free-installation $11 per month high-speed Internet cable access at home, and (3) free 24-hour technical support. We have completed 2 successful pilots, now are working on our first school - a middle school with about 300 low-income students now without computers. This project is a blast! More info, email gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com</p>Gene GainesSat, 22 Jan 2011 13:07:28 -0000Re: As Facebook Takes Over the World | Zej Mediahttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/11/as-facebook-takes-over-the-world-zej-media/#comment-132896194<p>Just like the last time Jobs had to sideline himself for health reasons, Tim Cook will take over daily operations in his absence. Even though Apple's lack ...</p>SOX softwareSat, 22 Jan 2011 09:22:32 -0000Re: As Facebook Takes Over the World | Zej Mediahttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/11/as-facebook-takes-over-the-world-zej-media/#comment-130130996<p>Yes I agree these sitesseem to be walled in , but isn't that to protect your privacy. How do we determine how much information to give away. The privacy policies enacted by most companys have a lot of loopholes...</p>Mark TaylorMon, 17 Jan 2011 12:42:33 -0000Re: IPv6 – What is it, why is it important, and who is in charge?http://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/12/ipv6-%e2%80%93-what-is-it-why-is-it-important-and-who-is-in-charge/#comment-108039744<p>Absolutely! Thanks!</p>David VyorstMon, 06 Dec 2010 18:01:37 -0000Re: IPv6 – What is it, why is it important, and who is in charge?http://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/12/ipv6-%e2%80%93-what-is-it-why-is-it-important-and-who-is-in-charge/#comment-108029823<p>It is good to mention that this is now an official information document at the ITU: <a href="http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/3B/01/T3B010000020001PDFE.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu...</a></p>Veni MarkovskiMon, 06 Dec 2010 17:23:17 -0000Re: Government Agencies and Website Designhttp://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/10/government-agencies-and-website-design/#comment-93763381<p>For the future planning this blog is very useful and supportive to me.Give more ideas for the future in the next article in this blog. I'll waiting for that ideas. Best of luck<br></p>Singapore WebDesign Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:36:37 -0000Re: Join or Contact Ushttp://www.isoc-dc.org/contact/#comment-48574515<p>Good evening...</p><p>Sorry I wasn't able to join the "Brainstorming" session... I really had hoped to make it. When is the chapter's next event?</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Jessica Little (I joined again... )</p>jessicalittleWed, 05 May 2010 17:59:09 -0000Re: Minutes from ISOC-DC Council Meeting 3/2http://www.isoc-dc.org/2010/03/minutes-from-isoc-dc-council-meeting-32/#comment-38994025<p>Our new, restarted chapter is making good progress, congrats to all.</p><p>There is so much opportunity for the new ISOC-DC to participate in events in the DC area, and so much opportunity for us to work through ISOC and our ISOC-DC chapter to really make a positive impact on our communities as well as on our nation's Internet policies.</p><p>Lots to do!</p>genegainesThu, 11 Mar 2010 08:15:57 -0000